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And here is our 6th, and last, instalment in the “Highlights of New York” series. Feel free to have a look at parts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 if you haven’t already.

When in New York, we went to the top of the Empire State Building:

Of course, you can also look at the streets from ground level:

Using the 1.4 aperture in the 30mm Sigma to capture the light inside a road-side food trailer:

That 1.4 aperture again, but with a shutter speed of 1/200 – Abbey Road style.

Oh, and Tom Selleck:

The Manhattan bridge and a big container coming down the Hudson. Majestic.

Our love affair with the city knows no boundaries. Ms externalexploration is off to Prague and I’m on my way to Porto, so make sure you check in for some of that action. Until then – New York, we love you.

Ms eternalexploration has taken you on a 3-part tour of New York (you can see them here, here and here) – and today it’s Black and White day.

Horse and cart faces pedal power in Central Park. Most boring race ever:

Hipster bassist, somewhere in Central Park:

The working man, symbol of America everywhere – silly hard had included:

“This? Great ride, does 20 miles to the burger!”

All of these were taken with my Canon 1100D and the 18-55mm lens, and edited using my favourite piece if image-editing software, the brilliant GIMP: desaturated, tweaking of Curves, film noise added. Awesome stuff.

Fellow blogger Ricky Leong mentioned the other day that he was impressed at how quickly the construction of the Freedom Tower, which will stand where the World Trade Center once stood, was coming along. I mentioned at the time that I’d look for some more shots of the place. And here they are!

From Battery Park, with The Sphere close-up and the Freedom Tower in the background: the painful past and the shining, hopeful future:

I don’t know what they are covering the Tower with, but it is incredibly reflective!

It’s quite a building site. And I have a thing for cranes!

Quite an impressive sight. I was 20 when the 9/11 attacks took place and followed all of it live on television. It meant a lot for me to go there and see that America, as always, has turned its luck around.

All of these were taken with my canon 1100D, using the 18-55mm lens. It was a cold, crisp and very sunny day, making for some over-exposure. I really wished I was shooting RAW at the time.

This seagull flew alongside the boat for a while. In the bottom right of the shot you have New York, in the bottom left New Jersey. Yes, technically it’s a shot of the Jersey Shore.

ISO speed 100, aperture f/8, shutter speed 1/400s.

And here is the least-bad of the photos I got of the Statue itself. It really was too light for photography:

ISO speed 100, aperture f/8, shutter speed 1/500s.

After we disembarked in Liberty Island (where the Statue is), it soon became apparent that the wildlife had learned that universal equation, human=food.

ISO speed 100, aperture f/8, shutter speed 1/250s.

There were plenty of people touristing about the place. Ms eternalexploration may have a shot of me doing something similar to this, but I have the equivalent shot of her. MAE, Mutual Assured Embarrassment.

ISO speed 100, aperture f/8, shutter speed 1/250s.

Inside Ellis Island, gateway to the Americas during the 1920’s and early 1930’s. Imagine that alley chock full of immigrants, hoping to be allowed into America, after weeks at sea. An image of hardship, but also a powerful reminder of what the American Dream stands for:

ISO speed 100, aperture f/4.5, shutter speed 1/30s.

And here’s the New York coastline seen from the boat on the way back. A great day out.

This will be the first of three posts presenting some of my favourite images from our recent trip to New York.

In Times Square, everything is back-lit or surrounded by bright lights.

Taken with Fujifilm X10: ISO 800, 28.4mm, f/2.8, shutter speed 1/125

In my first trip to New York a few years ago, a friend and I would spend plenty of time on the second floor of this McDonalds, seated by the window, watching people pass through Times Square. It’s a great people watching spot, and the milkshakes aren’t bad either. On this trip, I only got to watch from the outside.

Taken with Fujifilm X10: ISO 320, 7.1mm, f/2.0, shutter speed 1/160.

Letting off steam in Times Square.

Taken with Fujifilm X10: ISO 400, 7.1, f/2.0, shutter speed 1/100.

There’s usually a large police presence in Time Square.

Taken with Fujifilm X10: ISO 800, 7.1mm, f/2.0, shutter speed 1/120.

There are lots of transport options in NYC, even a water taxi.

Taken with Canon 450D: ISO 400, 35mm, f/16.0, shutter speed 1/400.

The lady liberty herself watching over Manhattan. You can see the construction of the new buildings near the 911 memorial already standing out from the skyline.

Taken with Canon 450D: ISO 400, 47mm, f/16.0, shutter speed 1/400.

There were beautiful skies on the day we took a trip to the Statue of Liberty Monument. Blue skies and wispy white clouds.

Taken with Canon 450D: ISO 400, 27mm, f/14.0, shutter speed 1/400.

Looking up at the statue itself. In previous trips I have been able to go inside the base of the monument but due to renovations the monument itself was closed.

During our recent visit to New York City, we had the chance to visit the historical China Town. It’s a very traditional looking area, with plenty of stalls and vendors on the side-walks, and a prevailing smell of Chinese food.

We were shooting the Canon 1100D with our new Sigma 30mm f/1.4 lens and the Fujifilm X10, and exchanging cameras throughout.

Finally, the Cat Outside The Fishmonger’s. Yup, this little fellow stood patiently outside this poignant-smelling fish stall for the 3 minutes we were there, had several pictures taken, and never once did he make any move towards the fish. Nobody seemed to care. I wonder if he is a vegetarian?

As you may have heard before, we’ve been in New York during last week – brilliant place it is too! Sadly, going through the 2000 odd shots (!) taken between both of us is proving a looooong task. So, here are a few pictures from the first two days, taken in Times Square.